Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s Straits Times Index
climbed 3.3 percent to 2,885.26 at the close, the biggest
advance since July 2009. All but two stocks in the index of 30
companies advanced.

The gauge slumped 9.5 percent this month, the steepest
monthly decline since October 2008 when credit markets froze
following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

The following shares were among the most active in the
market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.

Commodity suppliers: The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB
Index, which tracks prices of 19 commodities from copper to
corn, increased 1.1 percent in New York yesterday, extending its
advance for a fourth day.

Noble Group Ltd., (NOBL SP), a Hong Kong-based supplier of
energy, food and mining commodities, rose 5.9 percent to S$1.62.
Olam International Ltd. (OLAM SP), a supplier of agricultural
commodities, jumped 11 percent to S$2.59, the most since June
2009. The company said fourth-quarter net income increased 38
percent from a year earlier to S$127.4 million ($105.9 million).

Palm-oil producers: Crude palm-oil futures for November
delivery rose as much as 1.7 percent in Kuala Lumpur today,
heading for its first increase in four days.

SBS Transit Ltd. (SBUS SP), Singapore’s biggest operator of
public buses, climbed 4.6 percent to S$1.83. The government
awarded the company a 19-year license to operate the Downtown
Line, its second commuter train service. Its parent ComforDelgro
Corp. rose 2.2 percent to S$1.375.

Sim Lian Group Ltd. (SLG SP), a property developer and
construction company, advanced 7 percent to 53.5 Singapore
cents. The company said full-year net income doubled to S$200
million from a year earlier.

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. (WINGT SP), a developer of high-end
residential properties in Singapore, surged 8.4 percent to
S$1.36. The company said fourth-quarter net income more than
doubled to S$170.6.